Board of Advisors

Photo of the board of advisors group from 2023 standing in two rows facing the camera while on the fourth floor landing of the Lillis Business Complex atrium, with the photovolatic cells embedded in the buildings south class wall visibile in the background.

To help achieve its ambition of attaining national and international recognition for excellence in business education, the Lundquist College of Business maintains connections with the business world.

Our board of advisors facilitates these connections and advises the dean in matters of strategy and future directions, helping to ensure our curriculum prepares graduates who meet the evolving needs of the business community. Our board comprises high-profile senior business leaders with national stature.

Scott Andrews ’74*
Principal Broker, Melvin Mark Companies

Mike Brewer ’85
Chief Operating Officer, Crate and Barrel Holdings

Kara Buckley ’06
Senior Advisor

Peter Cobb ’79
Board Member, Designer Brands (DSW) | Cofounder, eBags.com and 6pm.com

Ralph Cole ’89
Director, Ferguson Wellman Capital Management

Karlin Conklin ’90, MBA ’92
Principal, Co-President, and Chief Operating Officer, Investors Management Group and Parktown Living

John Elkins, MS ’77
Board Director

John Fillmore
Chief Executive Officer, Podium Education

Jordan Freeman ’14
Search Fund Entrepreneur, Game 7 Capital

KaLynn Gates ’11, JD ’14
Fintech Leader | Attorney

Oystein Harsvik ’88*
Senior Finance and Treasury Leader

Matt LeMaster ’90
Partner and Co-Chair, M&A Practice, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Gwen Lillis*
Emeritus Member
Chair, The Lillis Foundation

Ed Maletis ’76
Emeritus Member

Michael Martin-Tellis, MBA ’18
Vice President, Finance, Schnitzer Properties

Jay Mohr ’76
Senior Partner, Accenture (Retired) | Independent Management Consulting Professional

Ryan Papé ’97
Board Chair
President, Papé Machinery Agriculture and Turf

Bob Poletti ’82
Emeritus Member

Sue Ringoen ’84
Chief Strategy and Administrative Officer, Nuveen (Retired)

Linda Strunk Miller
Vice Board Chair
Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Materials Ventures Inc. | Senior Scientific Advisor, Neo Battery Materials

Bill Swindells ’79 
Finance, Real Estate, Publishing, Foundations (Retired)

*Current or former UO Foundation Board of Trustees member

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